OK I saw a hornworm moth sitting on one of my plants. It's gone now, but I'm assuming it laid eggs and has friends. What is the best course of action now? There's no damage yet, but if I see one of those worms I will probably die/faint/puke.

I have nothing to add here except that my dad finally caught a squirrel with a motion activated camera. They have been eating every little tomato as soon as it starts to ripen. They take a dainty squirrel bite and throw it off the deck and have another.

It's like a constant tomato war! Somebody is always out to get them.

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Hornworms are like no other. You can't just give them their own plant, because they will eat it in five minutes and then come for more. I had some on a datura in New Orleans that I threw over the neighbors fence, and by the evening they came back. I actually losst one in my house once, and found it an hour later gobbling up my prized creole tomato--tomato was 1/3 gone in an hour...

BT is organic and non toxic and works for caterpillars, but does not affect bees or other insects, you have to spray it a few times a week and after any rain. I did other things that I probably shouldn't post about here....

So, yea.

I think they're otherwise, super cute. xokittee

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Ok I thought I was creeped out before, now I'm extra freaking creeped out! Thanks for the terrible nightmares to come SC!

My husband found one in our yard last year with the wasp cocoons on it and he transferred it to our deck to freak me out. Job well done husband! But the next day it was gone and we never saw it again. Didn't see any wasps either?

Yeah, I've had a tomato plant gone by the next day so these Nebraska hornwormies ain't foolin'. I did spray the plants with water to try to dislodge eggs. Of course the tomatoes got dislodged, too. I'll try BT!

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